manwithanagenda's review
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
What a haunting book. Richard Adams has a supreme gift of language that raises everything he does to the level of the best Greek tragedies.
I read a battered paperback copy of this several years ago in a single weekend, each dip into it longer than the one before, until it became impossible for me to set it down - I had to follow it through to the end.
'The Girl in a Swing' does not reach a place in my head and heart like 'Watership Down', but it proves to me the universality of Adams' gift, that he can play with any genre, any character, and create something beautiful and memorable.
I read a battered paperback copy of this several years ago in a single weekend, each dip into it longer than the one before, until it became impossible for me to set it down - I had to follow it through to the end.
'The Girl in a Swing' does not reach a place in my head and heart like 'Watership Down', but it proves to me the universality of Adams' gift, that he can play with any genre, any character, and create something beautiful and memorable.
windsinger's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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